Yellow, red … now referees in Portugal have another card to their pocket
Soccer followers all over the world are acquainted with the referee’s technique of self-discipline — one yellow is a warning and pink is an ejection — however do they know what a white card means?
A match in Portugal on Saturday between Sporting Lisbon and Benfica noticed the third card launched for the primary time — and it was accomplished for good motive. A fan had fainted within the stands throughout the forty fourth minute of the Portuguese Women’s Cup quarterfinals, prompting medical employees from each groups to hurry to supply assist, based on a number of stories.
Once the scenario had been resolved, referee Catarina Campos confirmed each side the white card, which is a part of an modern effort to acknowledge and reward acts of truthful play.
Fans reacted with applause when the cardboard was proven.
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The Fair Play Card is an initiative of the Portuguese National Plan for Ethics in Sport (PNED) and has already been employed on the youth degree. According to the European Fair Play Movement, “the number of yellow and red cards were reduced in junior competitions in the season following the introduction of the white card.”
Portugal is the one nation to undertake the white card, having accomplished so in any respect ranges of soccer besides the lads’s skilled leagues 1 and a pair of and Cup competitors.
Benfica received the sport over Sporting Lisbon 5-0, advancing to the semifinals.
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